Sunday’s dinner at held at Bellair Farm, and I think it has been my favorite yet! The scenery was just perfect and the weather, ideal.

Each Hill & Holler dinner highlights area chefs, and this night was hosted by Caleb Shriver and Phillip Perror of Dutch & Company out of Richmond. Additionally, each event benefits a local organization, and we celebrated the Virginia Food Heritage Project. I had the chance to talk to the founder Tanya for a while, and she’s on a mission to connect food from the past and present through recipes, stories, seeds, breeds, places, festivals, organizations and memories. Check out the map they have just released! This is the first comprehensive documentation of the food and farming heritage of central Virginia.

Upon our arrival to the farm we were greeted with cocktails and appetizers.

This Basil Smash (served in a nice glass bottle!) was delicious!

So was the Blenheim Rose. Blenheim provided the wines for the evening. One of my favorite vineyards!

This appetizer was like a cornbread pancake topped with pork and honey. An awesome combo!

Next we tried grilled spring onion with jalapeno romesco

But Matt ate most of that

Tunes by Sam Cregger!

One of our hosts

We roamed the farm at a bit and found what we thought was a vegetable washer!

Then it was time to be seated for dinner

I just love the spray painted animals who watched over our table!

We sat down next to Bridget and Ken and realized that we were kindred spirits! They were up from Richmond, and we very much enjoyed their company all night.

Blenheim poured their Petit Verdot and a refreshing Sauvignon Blanc

I’ll let you refer to this menu for descriptions of each course. They were all fantastic!

And the Green Eggs + Ham were one of the most creative dishes I’ve ever enjoyed!! I believe the egg whites were blended with herbs and then baked and bits of yolk were drizzled on top. Loved the nest too!

I was there, too. You’ve captured it perfectly. This was my fifth H&H. The dinners are pricey for our budget but the food is always incredible, the scenery spectacular and the beneficiaries of it all, worthy causes. Thanks for giving a more professional page to which I can direct my friends when they wonder what all the fuss is about! Great job! Sorry we didn’t meet and maybe I’ll see you next time!